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Nova Scotia Agricultural College archival reference collection
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Proceedings of the Lamb Grading Workshop, October 16-17, 1992 / editors Dr. Hossain Farid and Pamela A. Grace

Item is a copy of the proceedings from the Lamb Grading Workshop. Topics include pre-slaughter management of market lambs, N.S. Meat Inspection Program, castration and docking techniques, retail food store requirements, carcass grading methods, potential markets, lamb cutting demonstration, and results from participants of the workshop grading live lambs.

Proceedings from the second Atlantic Canada animal science and technology workshop : Nova Scotia Agricultural College Truro, Nova Scotia May 26-28, 1993

Item is the proceedings from the second Atlantic Canada animal science and technology workshop held at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in Truro, Nova Scotia, May 26-28, 1993. Topics on biotechnology, radiotelemetry in animal agriculture, sessions on ruminant, swine, beef, sheep, dairy, poultry, and fur animals, and poster displays.

Rural research in the humanities and social sciences : proceedings of the inaugural Colloquium of the Rural Research Centre, Nova Scotia Agricultural College / Kenneth B. Beesley and Pamela J. Macintosh, editors

File contains selected papers on the barley market, domestic tax policy, awareness of agricultur, perceptions of sustainable agriculture, and changing patterns of agricultural settlement.

Proceedings from the third Atlantic Canada animal science and technology workshop : Nova Scotia Agricultural College Truro, Nova Scotia May 17-19, 1994

Item is a copy of the proceedings from the third Atlantic Canada animal science and technology workshop held at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College Truro, Nova Scotia, May 17-19, 1994. It contains topics on food systems, joint technical sessions in improving quality animal feed, new technologies in agriculture, ruminant and non-ruminant sessions, as well as poster session notes.

Composts and composting: a selective annotated bibliography of materials relevant to Canadian agriculture

Subseries contains an annotated bibliography of compost resources compiled and annotated by Lisa Simpson, Department of Biology and MacRae Library, Nova Scotia Agricultural College. It presents literature pertaining to agricultural composting as it relates to ingredients, factors, processes, and product benefits, as well as Bio-Dynamic and vermicompost methods. Specific reference is made to agricultural products, particularly animal and plant wastes. References were acquired from various academic institutions. Selection from the large volume of available composting information was based on the relevance to and usage in Canadian agriculture. Literature which did not pertain to Canadian environmental conditions, or agriculture, was excluded. Articles of special interest have been included though they do not necessarily pertain to the specified locale or to agriculture. Information included dates from 1830 to 1994. Article summaries were composed by the author. References for which a print copy was not obtained (or which an English copy was not obtained) are listed by citation only. To avoid duplication, bibliographical entries are organized into sections according to subject, listed alphabetically within subject area sections, and numbered for purposes of indexing and cross reference to other subject areas.

Report on the program survey of NSAC technical graduates / David Arnfast, Elaine Mitchell, and Steven Russell

File contains an outline of the survey methodology and results on recent graduates of the NSAC from technical programs. The file contains information on graduates working, graduates not seeking employment, diplomas useful to get jobs, level of math skills, skills lacking, and organizational skills.

Mindful of earth : Nova Scotia Agricultural College strategic plan records

File contains the 1995 (&1994 draft) strategic plan for the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. It also includes a correlating issue of a newsletter. The strategic plan outlines plans for managing enrollment, promoting research and scholarships, serving the community, sustaining the environment and additional topics related to future plans for the NSAC.
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